The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-21
GEORGIA.

Best Of the Lord.
GEORGIA.
Boston is to have a new fire engine.
Boston has creditable new paper called
the World.
Campbelrs gin house at Royston was
burned Wednesday.
NJ L. Cooke, OF Boston, has the brick
ready for building another new store.
The Headlight is the name Of q neat now
paper published at Gray's station, Jones
county.
Phil Dodd, Of Atlanta, is willing to wager
several Thousand dollars that the Prohib-
itionists win in the coming election.
The top crop of cotton bids fair to be OF
considerable consequence this fall in Ebert
county The weather has been very fine.
According to the rotation system, Frank
lin county will furnish the candidate for
State Senator from the Thirty-frst district.
AT Gainesville Louis Payne, 15-year-old
son of John D. PAYNE, got caught in gin
hand Thursday and terribly mangled. His
right arm was broken in two places below
the elbow, and one bone was broken in the
left
Rev. N. W Waterman, pastor of the
First African Baptist church i'll Thomas
vile. is making a determined effort 30 build
a new and creditable house of worship for
that congregation. Contributions from any
source or aid Of any kind will be thankfully
received.
Somebody has been committing nuisances
in and about the Naldosta Institute, and en-
deavoring TO destroy some of the furniture
of the building All efforts Of the Princi-
pal to learn who the offender is have failed,
and the acting Mayor, upon the petition Of
citizens, has offered a reward of $40 for the
apprehension of the guilty party, with evil
Cence to convict. A detective has agreed
70 undertake the task Of locating the often
der.
At Hartwell several church members were
discussing the amount of their increase that
they had set apart for the Lord this year.
One good brother, who made much better
crop of cotton then he anticipated, re-
marked: Il came very near promising the
Lord at planting time that ! would give
Him dollar for every bale Of cotton /
would make this year, and, brethren, If l
had done so the Lord would have got me,
sure"
On Tuesday evening as John Rodgers was
carrying load OF guano 10 his home IN
Wilkes county, and while near Bakers
Ferry, IN Ebert county, he fell from his
wagon and was horribly crus ed beneath
the wheels Of the loaded wagon. As he fell
the left hand was extended across his breast
and partially protected the thin bones OF the
breast from being still more broken, but as
it was the breast bones and ribs were heard
70 grind beneath the pondrous load upon
them, He wHs carried TO house near by
where medical aid and careful nursing was
provided He cannot recover.
Albany Ne,os and Advertiser: A recent
drive through tho country confirms the re-
ports of the maturity and opening of the
top cotton bolls, There was never a more
favorable fall for the opening and the gath
ering OF the top crop. The warm open
weather for the past month has materially
helped the planters in maturing bolls tha5
they had no expectation of gathering any
thing from, and the fields are now white,
ready for the picISers. Albany's receipts
will be increased 1000 bales or more, per-
hsps, and we doubt not but that the next
estimate Of the Agricultural Bureau will be
increased fully 8 per cent.
Boston World OIe of the most unique
and at the same time queerest signs that we
have ever noticed hangs over the door of
Mr.. Q. P. Bennett on Broad street. The sigu
has on il the word Hardware. Each letter
OF the sign is composed of a combina-
ton OF implements usually sold in a hard
establishment, oleverly put together
SGGh tools as hatchets, saws, planes, braces
and bits, knives, drawing knives, files, keys,
etc, are painted on the sign, each nipple
nlent being at once recognizable, and, at the
same time so placed as TO form clear and
complete letters. The sign is the handi-
work of Mr.. Bennett himself, and he says
that the formation of some of the letters
was only accomplished after much study.
senoia Sentinel. Messrs. J. NJ. Briscoe, r
S. Roberts and John Summers, and Eli
Smith (coloreoD went 'possum hunting last
night. After being out until after low II,
the dogs freed, and in contemplation of fat
'posSum and taters" the quartette made
break for the game, and subsequent
events proved, all got there in good time in
Guiding Eli The game was located, and by
vigorous shake OF the limb upon which he
was perched he rela xed his hold and struck
terra firma among the dogs The fun was
now at its height and the quartette gathered
around just as the varment got good mad.
IL was poleoat and the quartette are all
wearing different suits this morning, ard
have made up their minds to investigate the
next varment before making too minute an
examination.
Buchanan Banner: \ gold vein twelve
inches in thickness has been struck on the
farm of John w. Tomlinson, three miles
west Of Buchanan, and if the ore is half as
good as that shown us, he has one of the
richest in Georgia. Uncle Billie Stephens is
an experienced miner, and has been at work
on Mr.. Tomlinson's land for several months,
and is highly elated over the "ind.n Mr..
WalGrop showed Us some specimens, Just
taken out, in which the gold was plainly
visible without th > aid Of glass. Mr. Tom
hnson will put in ma sainery 70 work the
quartz If the present indications hold good,
and be is conf emit he has good thing.
There is plenty of gold and iron in this sec
ton which only require development to
prove ii one Of the richest mineral sections
Of the Union.
At Lafayette Saturday morning at about
o'clock, n. Newton Gam ny's barn was
burned to the ground. de lost ali of his
stock but one mare and seS'. Miss Roberta
Wood and Miss smith do tshter of Hon.
j. F. Smith. had each a no. ;. in the barn,
but they were saved. Fifteen hundred
bushels Of corn, 700 bushels o. cotton seed
all OF his hay and fodder, two new wagons
and all OF his harness, We're a total loss. He
managed TO save hrs hack ard buggy. DR.
Bolton had a fine horse in the barn ut the
time which was also lost. The barn was
about seventv-lye or 100 yards from the
dwelling house, and the flames reached over
that building and it was with difficulty that
it was kept from the destroying power of
the greedy fame by pouring water on the
roof. The fire was the worl. OF an incen-
diary.
On Monday a colored boy stepped in Will
Hams store at Hartwell One Of the clerks
laid half cremated cigar on the counter to
wait upon a customer. The darkey
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